Gate.



PATENTBD MAR. 10, 1903.

L. DOERR. GATE.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. 22. 1902.

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LAVRENOE DOERR, OF EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN.

GATE.

"PECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 722,358, dated March 10,1903.

Application iiled April 22, 1902. Serial No. 104,098. (No model.)

To all, Lofi/m, t may concern.

Be it known that 1, LAWRENCE Donna, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Jordan, in the county of Charlevoix and State ofMichigan, have Vinvented a new and useful Gate, of which the followingis a specilication. I

The present invention relates to gates, and while particularly relatingto gates having both a sliding anda pivotal movement certain featuresthereof may be employed in connection with gates of other characters.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide simple means of anovel character whereby the gate may be supported at differentelevations, so that it can be swung over snow or raised to permit thepassage of small animals thereunder, while constituting an impassableobstruction to animals of a larger growth.

Another object is to provide a strong and inexpensive construction ofgate-panel and means for slidably mounting the same upon a swingingsupporting-frame, so that said gate may be moved longitudinally andswung laterally without imparting undue strain to the hinges thereof.

The preferred means for accomplishing these objects is fully illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective View ofthe improved gate. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View of the same.Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssectional View. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveView, on an enlarged scale, showing one of the supporting-dogs inoperative relation to the gate. Fig. 5 is a detail view of thelatchpost.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings. Y

In the practical embodiment of the invention the usual hinge and latchposts and 11 are employed, which are spaced a suitable distance apart toprovide the gateway, and to the hinge-post is swung the gate 12, saidgate having a detachable interlocking engagement with the latch-post.The gate is made up of two members, a supporting-frame 13 and the panel14., said supporting-frame being rectangular in form and being made upof angleplates 15 and diagonally-disposed intersecting braces 16. Theframe of the panel 14 is also made up of angle-bars 17, which arepreferably L-shaped in cross-section, the vertically-disposed iianges 18constituting means to which the netting 19 is secured. The outstandingianges 2O of the horizontal bars constitute tracks that rest on rollers2l, journaled in brackets 22, secured to the upper and lower portions ofthe supporting-frame. As a result it will be seen that the panel mayslide longitudinally from end to end upon the supporting-frame, itsmovement being limited by the outstanding flanges of the upright endbars, which abut against the upper rollers, and thus prevent alongitudinal displacement of the panel from the supporting-frame. Inorder to avoid any interference between the panel and thesupporting-frame, they are preferably spaced a slight distance apart byVmeans of projections 22a, formed upon the supporting-frame and bearingagainst the adjacent edges of the horizontal panel-bars.

The manner of hinging the gate to the post 10 is as follows: An uprightpivot-rod 23 is secured to the inner face of the post by means of eyes24, and on this rod are pivoted hingeears 25, secured to one end of thesupporting l" frame, said hinge-ears being also vertically `movable uponthe rod, whereby the gate not only has a swinging movement, but may beraised or lowered. The lowest position is shown in Fig. 1, in which casethe hinge-ears 25 rest upon the lower eyes 24; but in order to supportsaid gate at diierent elevations a plurality of dogs 27 are pivoted tothe hingepost one above the other, said dogs having their upper endsbifurcated, as shown, and arranged to embrace the pivot-rod, therebyconstituting supports upon which the upper ear may rest, as .is clearlyshown in Fig. 4. The free end of the gate is provided with a suitableprojecting hook 27a, arranged to engage in a socket 28, formed in theinner face of the latch-post and over latch-plates 29, secured acrosssaid socket one above the other, the arrangement of these latch-platesbeing such that when the gate is supported in any of its elevatedpositions the hook 27 will be in coacting relation with one of them.

The operation of this gate Will be readily apparent. Wlienin closedposition, the hook 27 is located in the socket 2S and is engaged IOOover one of the latch-plates 29, so that the gate is securely locked.r[o open the same, it is only necessary to disengage the hook and slidethe panel longitudinally upon the supporting-frame, this longitudinalmovement being great enough to permit the rear end of the panel tosubstantially counterbalance the front end, so that much of the downwardstrain on the hinge-ears is relieved. The gate can then be easily swungto open position. In case of deep snow it is only necessary to raise theentire gate high enough to permit its lower edge to clear the same andsupport it in its elevated position by means of one of the locking-dogs,or the elevated position may be employed when it is desired to let smallanimals pass freely through the gateway and and at the same timeprohibit the passage of larger animals.

It will thus be seen that an extremely simple structure is provided inwhich the various adjustments may be readily obtained, the entire gatebeing preferably though not necessarily made of metal, the angle-bars ofthe panel-frame being especially desirable, as they are not onlycomparatively light and strong, but the outstanding anges constitutetracks which ride upon the supportingrollers.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation,andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

i, In a structure of the class described, the combination with a post,of a supportingframe pivoted to the post, a gate-panel slidably mountedupon the frame and having horizontalbars provided with outstandinglangesconstituting tracks, and rollers journaled to the supporting-frame andbearing upon the outstanding flanges or tracks of the gate-bars.

2. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a post,of a supportingframe pivoted to the post, a gate-panel slidably mountedupon the frame and having horizontal bars which are substantiallyL-shaped in cross-section, netting connecting the upright flanges of thebars, and rollers secured to the supporting-frame and bearing upon thehorizontal flanges of the bars.

3. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a post,of a supportingframe pivoted to the post, a gate-panel slidably mountedupon the frame and having horizontal and upright outer bars that aresubstantially L-shaped in cross-section, netting connecting the uprightflanges of the bars, and brackets carried by the supporting-frame andhaving rollers that rest upon the outstanding anges of the horizontalbars, the upright bars constituting stops which abut against the rollersto limit the movement of the gate.

4. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a post,of a supportingframe pivoted to the post, a gate-panel slidably mountedupon the frame and having horizontal bars provided with outstandingflanges constituting tracks, said tracks being located at the top andbottom of the gate-panel, and brackets carried bythe supporting-frameand having rollers which rest against the inner side of the upper trackand the outer side of the lower track.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LAWRENCE DOERR.

Witnesses:

DAVID F. CLEMENT, CHAs. A. HUDSON.

